Something I realize, the best flex in terms of outfit is to where all white everything, especially when going to a restaurant. Why? You signal that you are so rich that you can afford to dirty up your clothes. Compare this to workers, who were all black everything, in order to hide just in case they spill something on themselves.
This is the funny irony, because I typically wear all black everything outfits, if I’m at a coffee shop or a restaurant, people often mistake me for being a worker.
Therefore, white shoes and white pants are a luxury. Same thing goes with white couches, white seats in your car, etc. Why? Because it is so difficult to keep clean.
If you frequently wear black clothing, you will know that it will quickly fade, and eventually turn purple. Apparently one of my friends told me that you could tell how rich New Yorkers are based on how black their clothing is. Why? Because the darker and more black their clothing, signals that their clothes are either brand new, or they have so many clothes, that they all seem brand new.
I’ve also realized that black is a luxury, when it is so difficult to maintain and keep clean. For example, black cars. Someone told me that black is interesting as a car color, because 99% of the time it is a pain in the ass to keep clean, but when you wax and polish it nicely, it is the best looking color.
My Takeaway point from all of this is that perhaps true luxury is a impracticality. The more practical something is, the less luxurious it is. The more impractical it is, the more luxurious it is.
Therefore, just ask yourself: how much do you care for something to be luxurious or not? And also do you care for luxury or not?
The irony of doing outdoorsy things
One funny observation I’ve made is this: what is one activity that both the very poor and the very rich do? Hiking. Camping, doing things outdoors.
When you’re very poor, doing things outdoors is the only thing you can afford to do. But when you’re very very rich, you also still like to do things outdoors for fun.
For example, what is it that very rich and successful people in the Bay area like to do? Go on walks, hikes, go camping, go backpacking, buy Patagonia and Northface clothing, and go to REI. Even nowadays the trend of cars is to buy expensive cars in order to do more outdoorsy things.